Managing general agents (MGAs)
FCA outlines next steps with delegated authority deep dive
The Financial Conduct Authority is preparing to take a closer look at delegated authority arrangements, with an information request being sent out to get a clearer picture of how outsourcing is being used across the insurance market.
Rokstone eyes more M&A as it targets further growth
Rokstone is set to explore further merger and acquisition opportunities as the MGA looks to build on organic growth and expand its underwriting capabilities in the year ahead.
Why AI must not become an excuse to stop hiring junior staff
Trade Voice: Stefan Daines, member of the Chartered Insurance Institute Broking Community Board and broking director at Daines Kapp, argues artificial intelligence's freed-up capacity should go towards training junior colleagues, not replacing them.
Is AI the broker’s saviour or their nemesis?
As artificial intelligence moves closer to customers and advice, David Worsfold points out the industry faces its biggest existential question yet: where does the broker fit in?
Why delegated oversight can no longer be housekeeping
Lloyd’s has embraced delegation at scale, but Richard Spencer, managing partner of New Link Consulting, argues governance and customer outcome monitoring have failed to keep pace.
Lloyd’s Lab expands with ‘Explore’ offering
Lloyd’s Lab has launched its first ever programme aimed at market professionals with a focus on insurance products and generating evidence-based recommendations.
Markel’s Broker hub; Chubb and Acturis; MGAA’s milestone
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Time:To – Kovrilo’s Habib on tailoring products to needs
MGAs need to evolve with the current market conditions by focusing on speed of service, according to Sonia Habib, co-founder and commercial director of Kovrilo.
Diary of an Insurance PR: Full Circle’s Matt Beasley
From school-run chaos and tube strikes to embargoed announcements and client pitches, Full Circle executive director Matt Beasley reflects on a week balancing family life with the demands of insurance PR.
Natwest x Uinsure; CFC’s AI cover; Sapiens’s CEO
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Big Interview: Jeremy Hyams, Claims Consortium Group
Claims Consortium founder Jeremy Hyams talks about his unconventional route into insurance, why he has returned as CEO, and how technology is set to transform the way claims are managed.
Has the Adam Winslow hire fired the starting gun for CFC IPO?
Content Director’s View: As former Aviva and Direct Line Group CEO Adam Winslow resurfaced this week after a year-long insurance company exile at CFC, Jonathan Swift unpicks the factors that likely attracted him to the specialist insurer plus the…
British Insurance Awards 2026 winners revealed
Triple winner QBE was crowned General Insurer of the Year and Dame Sue Langley, the Lady Mayor of the City of London, picked up the Achievement Award at the 2026 British Insurance Awards last night (8 July).
FCA insists delegated authority review isn’t challenge to MGAs
The Financial Conduct Authority’s work around outsourced and delegated authority work is not to challenge the model, but more to gain an understanding of the way the sector works.
Duck Creek buys Send to bolster AI underwriting platform
Duck Creek Technologies has bought underwriting orchestration specialist Send Technology Solutions, creating what the company claims is the insurance industry’s first agentic underwriting-to-core platform.
MGAs ‘must have a plan B to survive soft market’
While he said the MGA market is “one of the most exciting and consequential inflexion points” in his 50-year career, McGill chair Jon Lloyd said “we will now see who the real players are in a soft market”.
Allianz’s MGA; Policy Expert’s capacity; Clear’s CCO
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Ageas CEO outlines MGA ambitions
Ageas has set up an arm of the company to enter the MGA market, group CEO Hans De Cuyper has said.
Big Interview: Ryan Gill, Bspoke
Ryan Gill, CEO of Bspoke, talks to Insurance Post about life post-acquisition, the firm's ambitious growth plans, and status of the MGA market.
Zurich backs Jensten with £300m multi-year capacity agreement
Jensten Underwriting has secured a £300m multi-year capacity agreement with Zurich, under which the insurer will become the primary capacity provider to the Bain Capital-owned MGA.
Big Interview: Ross Dingwall, Mission
Ross Dingwall, CEO of Mission Underwriters, speaks to Insurance Post regarding the firm’s expansion plans, the MGA market, and his thoughts on heightened regulatory scruitiny.